Combined billfold and coin purse



Oct. 1952 D. B. JEFFERY COMBINED BILLFOLD AND COIN PURSE 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Filed NOV. 10 1950 INVENTOR.

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'metal frames enhances Patented Oct. 14, 1952 "UNITED STATES P OYF'FI'CE":

- 2,613,716 COMBINED BILLFoLD AND COIN- PURSE David B. Jeffery," West Bendfwis assignonto Amity Li'eath'er- Products 00., =West Bend, Wis., 22. corporation of Wisconsin Application November 1o,1950;.s namoiiegese This invention "relates to improvements ina" combinationpurse and billfold, and particularly .to such billfol-d especially designed foruse'by ladies.

A billfold of this'type folds about a transverse line' and" the 'foldedhalves arereleasably secured together'to keep the side opening'to the billfold compartment closed. The'purse of suchbillfold,

ibillfold'stiff. bulky, and'of ungainly appearance,

and in addition increased themanufacturing cost.

of the billfold and the coin purse; and

' and coin purse shown is made of leather or other Fig.5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional'view taken on the line 55 o'f'Fig. 3.

Having reference to the drawings, the-billfold flexible'material particularly adapted to withstand It isan'object of thi's'invention, therefore, 1to

providesuch a billfold which ispliable, relatively "thin, attractive in appearance, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture a'nd does'not have the foregoing disadvantages.

Thisobjectis'obtained by securing a gusseted .purseon the-outer wall of the bill compartment andproviding an-opening between the bill compartmentand the purse through which'the ends zof paper currency in the bill compartment'may project into the purse. The 'purse'is closedby'a flexible flap which Whenopenedprovides access not-"only to the-purse but also theyendsof bills projecting into the'purse. A divider extending "from an edge of such "opening into the bill' compartment makes it .possible to place' paper currency in the bill compartment with some of such currency entirely withinthe bill compartment and with some of such currencyhaving ends project- Wi-th this arrangement the billfold may be relatively thinand pliable asthere is no need for metal frames. .The'elimination of the appearance of the billfold' and materially reduces the manufacturing ost.

i The novel features, whichiare'considered characteristic of the invention, are :Jset forthwith 'i1particular1yin the appended claims. The inven- "tion itself, "and its method'of operation, together with addihowever, both'as .to its organization tional objects and advantages thereof, will best be understood from thefollowing description of -.a specific embodiment when .read in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a billfold and coin purse embodying the present invention with the billfold closed and the coin purse open;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of such billfold and coin purse with the billfold open and illustrating The billfold, indicated generally at l0, folds about a transverse axis into two halves, as shownin Fig. 1. The coin purse, indicated generally at I2, is secured to the outside of one 'of'the'halves of the/billfold. With such arrangement the coin purse may 'be' opened without opening the billfold. The billfold. may also be opened tothe position shown in'Fig. 2 with or without opening the 'coinpurse. v

The 'billfold Hi consists of an inner wall [4 which isjoine'dto an outer wall IBin a conventional'manner. Portionsof the outer wall 46 extend around each end of thebillfold toclose such ends without the necessity of stitching. The left-hand longitudinal'edges of the walls and l6=are stitched together asindicated. The righthand longitudinal edges are unsecured'toprovide aside opening [8 through which paper currency 2!) in the unfolded state may be inserted into the billfold, as shown in Fig. 2. In order tokeep the billfold opening [8 closed, the billfold is folded about its transverse axis as shown in Fig. land a flap 22 provided with a female part -24 of *a snap fastener is folded over the ends of the folded halves and secured to a male part 26 of such snap fastener on the outer wall l6.

Theprincipal feature of this invention'is'to provide ameans of removing the bills 'endwise from'the bill compartment while the billfold is secured in folded position. This is obtained by providing an opening between the billfold I0 and ing 28 and consists of a member 32 having at each end a double gusset 34 and 36. A partition 38 has its ends secured between the gussets 34 and 36. The bottom of member 32 is secured to the outer wall l6 below the opening 28, as indicated at 39. The gussets 36 have extensions 4| which are inserted through the opening 28 and secured to the inside of the wall l6. They may be glued and also stitched to said wall by the stitching which binds the edges of such wall. The coin purse I2 thus has an inner and outer chamber. A cover or flap 42 for the coin purse is secured to the wall l6 along the upper edge of the opening 28. such cover may also be utilized to secure the flap 22. A male part 40 of a snap fastener on the member 32 is engaged by a female part 44 of such snap fastener on the cover 42 to hold the purse in closed position. In this position the partition 38 covers and substantially closes the opening 28 to prevent coins in the outer chamber from entering into the bill compartment.

I Another feature of this invention is the provision of a divider 46 which extends from the upper edge of the opening 28 into the bill compartment below the lower edge of the opening 28. The divider 46 may be formed as an extension of the cover 42. The purpose .of'the divider is to separate selected denominations of paper currency sothat high denominations may be placed to the left of the divider 46 and thus not exposed to the opening 28 and low denominations placed to the right of the divider 46 and thus exposed to the opening 28. The low denominations may be withdrawn endwise from the bill compartment through the coin purse when opened.

The divider 46 and the tongue 30 cooperate substantially close the opening 28 so that coins or the like placed in the inner chamber of the coin purse will not fall through such opening into the bill compartment. However, the use of the inner chamber as a coin holder is incidental as the outer chamber of the coin purse is primarily designed for such purpose. There is no possibility of coins entering into the bill compartment through the opening 28 from this chamber as the partition 38 prevents coins from entering into the inner chamber. Although only one embodiment of the invention is shown and described herein. it will be understood that this application is intended to cover such changes or modifications as come within the spirit of the invention or scope of the following claims. I claim:

1. A billfold and coin purse comprising a pair 7 of walls forming a bill compartment having an opening along a longitudinal edge thereof to laterally receive paper currencyin an unfolded state, said compartment being foldable along a central transverse axis and secured to hold such paper currency in said compartment, a coin purse secured to the outside wall of said pair with said compartment folded between said transverse axis and the end of said outside wall and including an outer wall member having a double gusset at each end connectingsaid member to said outer wall, said purse having a partition forming two chambers secured between said. gussets, an opening in said'outside wall between said compartment and said purse through which the ends of close said opening and prevent coins in the outer The same stitching which secures ofsaid chambers from entering said bill compartment.

2.-A billfold and coin purse comprising an inner and outer wall secured together along the entire length of both ends and one longitudinal side thereof to form a bill compartment having a bill-receiving opening along the other longitudinal side thereof, said compartment being foldable along a central transverse axis with said inner Wall on the inside andsecured to hold paper currency in said compartment, a transversely extending opening in said outer wall spaced inwardly from one of said ends of said bill compartment and adapted to let bills be removed endwise therethrough, a coin purse comprising a member in juxtaposition to said latter opening and having its bottom and sides secured to said outer wall, a flap for said coin' purse secured to said outer wall between said transversely extending opening and said last mentioned end, and means for removably securing said flap to said member to close said coin purse.

3. A' billfold and coin purse comprising an inner. and outer wall connected at-both ends and one longitudinal side thereof to form abill compartrnent having a bill-receiving opening along the other longitudinal side thereof, said compartment being foldable along a central transverse axis and secured to hold paper currency in said compartment, a transversely extending opening in said outer wall adjacent one end Of said bill compartment, a coin purse comprising a memher injuxtaposition to said latter opening-and having'its bottom and sides secured to said outer wall, a flap for said coin purse secured to said outer wall and having an inner extensionpassing through said transversely p H 7 extending opening into sa d compartment to form a dividerfor paper currency in said compartment. and means for re- I movably securing said flap to said member to close said coin purse.

. DAVID B. JEFFERY. REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great'Britainl gn NoV. 28, 1946 

